Authors

Alex J. Packer received his Ph.D. in educational and developmental psychology from Boston College and his master’s degree in education from Harvard. He has been headmaster of an alternative school for 11- to 15-year-olds and director of education at the Capital Children’s Museum.
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Justin W. Patchin, Ph.D., is a professor of criminal justice in the Department of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. He is also codirector of the Cyberbullying Research Center. For over a decade, he has been exploring the intersection of teens and technology, with particular focus on cyberbullying, social networking, and sexting.
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Lauren Murphy Payne, MSW, LCSW, is a psychotherapist in private practice with 30 years of experience. She specializes in the treatment of adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse, relationship issues, anxiety, depression, and eating disorders. Lauren has been a speaker at local, regional, and national conferences.
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Katia Petersen, Ph.D., is an author, consultant, and educator. She is a training expert in school climate improvement, student support, teacher coaching, and parent engagement. She has delivered professional development courses in schools nationwide on how to use literature to infuse social and emotional learning into core academics.
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Jean Sunde Peterson, Ph.D., was a classroom teacher for many years, was involved in teacher education, developed summer language camps for children, and directed a program for gifted high school students prior to graduate work in counseling and development at the University of Iowa.
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Karen L. Peterson, Ph.D., is a professor of early childhood in the Department of Human Development, Washington State University, Vancouver. Having worked in a wide variety of early childhood settings, she has witnessed the widespread presence of stress and the impact it has on children.
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Pat Phipps, Ph.D., is a highly sought-after early childhood consultant. She was a professor in the Graduate School of Education at George Mason University and in the College of Education at the University of Houston. Pat served as the executive director of the California Association for the Education of Young Children until 2005 and is the past vice president of the National Association for the Education of Young Children.
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Wendy Pirie, M.H.Sc., is a consultant in preschool movement and the director of TimberNook New Zealand, which offers camps where children grow and learn through active, creative outdoor experiences. She has a special interest in the growth and development of the child through the relationship between the body and the brain.
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Redleaf Press, located in St. Paul, Minnesota, is a leading nonprofit publisher of exceptional curriculum, management, and business resources for early childhood professionals.
Redleaf Press is a division of Think Small, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the advancement of early childhood education.
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